Building the Porter Davis Drysdale: June 2012

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Wrapped!

Robert did another drive-by on the way home from work tonight. Word from the site supervisor is that the bricks and brickies will be onsite tomorrow. None of the issues identified in our weekend inspection have been addressed, but there has been progress, with the addition of gutters and facia, and the whole place has been wrapped for bricking.

Garage and east side

Front

West side

Gutter and facia

Monday, 25 June 2012

Defects - Frame Stage

Independent Inspection

Yesterday we recieved the report of our independent inspector, explaining some of the pink paint that we saw on site. There were no major defects, but a few things that need attention. The pictures below are from our inspector's report.

There are a few spots where the frame overhangs the slab by more than the recommended maximum of 10mm. The east and west walls of the garage are both affected, as is the west side of the portico.

Portico overhang

Garage overhang

One nogging is not firmly fitted between the two studs under the theatre window.

Nogging

There is no packing between the door jamb studs and the door frame between the garage and the house.

Door jamb

Finally, there is inadequate blocking/support below the underside of the timber beam above the bi-fold doors.

Support

We notified our site supervisor of the issues this morning, and they will be rectified.

Door frames

I mentioned in my last post that some of the door frames were standard height where they should (according to the contract) be higher than standard. The site supervisor noticed this himself and has arranged for the carpenter to come and rectify this.

We have been impressed by the site supervisor's response to these issues, and hope that, given they are all minor, they won't cause unnecessary delays.

Sunday, 24 June 2012

Completed Frame

We were invoiced for our frame on Wednesday, so we took that as an indication that it was done. Yesterday we drove out to check it out, and it was very exciting! Windows, sliding doors and (glassless) bifolds were in, which we weren't expecting, so that was a bonus too.

Our independent inspector had been out in the morning. We haven't seen his report yet, but we did notice some pink paint indicating some issues. We'll know more once we see the report, but hopefully they are not difficult fixes.

We noticed an issue too, many of the door frames are the standard size, not the increased height that we had upgraded to. This is a bit disappointing, as we noticed that the plans only showed some of the door frames at the increased height, and we questioned it at our final drawings meeting where we were told it didn't matter that it wasn't on the drawings. Well, apparently it did matter, because only the marked doors have been upgraded. We have checked the contract and we have definitely paid for the upgrade so we will raise it with them tomorrow.

I took a billion photos, so here is a pictorial tour of sorts.